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Why it was OK to give up triathlon

Quite often I get comments such as it is a shame you had to give up triathlon, and quit team GB so, today I decided to explain why it is OK that this has happened, and my life was forced … Continue...

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I get to do an ‘Ironman’!

How exciting! I have been dying to reveal this news, we finally entered this week. I say ‘we’ because team MARBEL is doing Challenge Wanaka! What on earth am I on about? Well let me explain. A client...

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Could you represent your greatest achievement in one photo?

This is a fun photo challenge this week! It is difficult to just choose one photo that means achievement for me, so I have three. There is past, recent, and future. Let me explain. This photo...

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Day 6: home cooking and nasty chocolate

I spotted this on facebook, and though how very true for me at the moment. When you stop doing things you don’t want to do and fill your life with things you enjoy, this is exactly what happens. I have...

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Day 12: rest and prep

A funny old day. I slept through 13 hours, till 10am, most unusual so I must have needed it. I had decided today was not going to be a training day. If all goes well and the ruby isn’t postponed, …...

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Day 13: a cancelled race and an odd thought

Today’s food wasn’t as usual, just as I expected. And, sadly, my Big Ruby swim race was postponed due to high winds. Now it clashes with the tri, so I won’t be able to do it any more. That sucks, …...

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‘Race day’ race report: Team M&M do Sovereign Triathlon Wanaka

Today was meant to be the alternative day for the Big Ruby swim. Sadly it was also cancelled. Why is this sad, I’m not doing it after all? Because I knew that meant that it was windy down at the …...

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Day 14: Team M&M

Today was race day for us, team M&M, so again, nutrition up the schute for the day. It’s been quite some time since I did any part of a triathlon so I was expecting it to be hard work! Nutrition …...

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Day 46: Challenge Wanaka race build up

Two major things to report today, the weight update and  the start of the Challenge Wanaka road trip in preparation for the big day on Sunday. Nutrition: Breakfast: Scrambled egg with ham Lunch:...

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Day 47: the day before race day

So, here we all are, in our team shirts and ready to go! Team MARBEL is made up of Mark: runner (centre), Ben: cyclist (right) and Mel: swimmer (left) swimmer – aka Me! We actually set off in reverse...

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